So, Skitty and Delcatty are my favorite Pokémon (couldn't you tell from my avatar? Haha)! On my Pokémon Ruby game, I really want to get a shiny Skitty, and I found that the easiest way to do so is by Repel Trick.

According to Bulbapedia, Skitty can be encountered at Route 116 at a highest level of 8, along with Poocheyena, Zigzagoon, and Tailow. If I use a level 8 repel trick, the other Pokémon in this route, Abra, Nincada and Whismur are removed from the encounters due to them only being encountered at a highest level of 7.

If I do a repel trick using a Pokémon at level 8, what are the new encounter rates for the Pokémon I can find, most importantly Skitty?

I'm sorry... I need to applaud you on your brilliantly asked question... it's so specific... it had thought put into it beforehand... it asks a genuine question that involves thinking and not a quick google search... bless you :')

Sorry I overlooked some stuff. I deleted the wrong part of my last comment. The article says there's a 28% chance of Zigzagoon and 20% chance of Taillow. They're found at three levels and two of them are below 8, so their encounter rate would (maybe) be reduced by two thirds. There's a 2% chance of Skitty. It's found at two levels and one of them is below 8, so its encounter rate would (maybe) be reduced by a half. Based on this logic, I think 1/17 of the Pokemon you get will be Skitty. (more if you use pressure or vital spirit, but I'm not sure how much more)

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You will have a 4% chance for Skitty, a 40% chance for Taillow, and a 56% chance for Zigzagoon.

I highly recommend that you wait for a swarm. It will give you a 50% chance of finding Skitty. You can check the in game TVs to see what swarm is appearing. They change every 24 hours, but the only thing other than Skitty that can be in a swarm in ruby is Surskit (according to Bulbapedia), so it should be really easy to get one.

Instead of being snappy at me for attempting to clarify something, you could've provided more information about Swarms :)http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pokémon_Swarm
I only attempted to clarify in case someone confuses swarm battles with horde encounters.